Arrivals
The grower, then each product with its grade, number of packages and weight. Transport and the deposit on the grower's packaging are paid from the till at once or added to what you owe them.
Software for produce commission agents
Software for fruit and vegetable commission agents, from arrival to paying the grower
The Sindan Solutions commission agent software is a management application for fruit and vegetable commission agents at wholesale markets in Algeria, in French and Arabic. It follows arrivals by grower, sales at the till with tare and crate deposits, and the grower's invoice minus commission and advances.
The trade
A commission agent sells goods that belong to someone else
Ordinary sales software starts from a purchase. A commission agent buys nothing. Goods arrive in the grower's name, every sale has to say which grower the produce came from, and the grower later receives the total of their sales, minus the agreed commission.
Then there is packaging. The weight at the till includes the crates, and the software takes their tare off before pricing. Crates that leave with a customer go on the bill as a deposit, and the software credits the crates they bring back.
Commission per growerThe software copies each grower's rate onto their arrival. In the film, 12 % fills itself in.
One batch per sourceEach line received becomes a batch: product, grade, grower and packaging.
Tare and depositPackage tare comes off before pricing, and packaging counts as a deposit. The seller can change the deposit amount at the sale.
What the software does
From the truck to the day's journal
Each card follows the software's written rules.
Selling a truck while unloading
You sell before counting. When you close the arrival, you count what is left and what was thrown away, and the amount received follows: sold, plus left, plus thrown.
Till with several tickets
Several tickets open at once. Each line names its batch, and so its grower. Discounts are a fixed amount, and selling beyond recorded stock asks for confirmation.
Packaging and deposits
Four counters per packaging type: at the depot, with customers, lent to growers, owed back to growers. A negative balance stays visible, because it means the debt has changed direction.
Customer debts
A payment settles the oldest unpaid sales first. Returned crates come off the debt, go back as cash, or stay as credit. Walk-in customers cannot buy on credit.
Several cash registers
As many registers as you like. Every cash movement says which register it leaves or enters, and money moves between registers by transfer.
Advances to growers
An advance comes off the grower's invoice, oldest first, and never beyond what you owe them. Whatever is left of the advance stays open.
Grower invoice
Weight, packages, total sales, the grower's share after commission, advance deducted, then the net to pay. The software waits until you close each arrival before invoicing the grower.
Losses
You count thrown goods in packages, at the batch's average weight. They stay tied to the grower and show on the invoice at a price of zero.
Dashboard and journal
In the film, the dashboard shows the day's commission, cash in the registers, what customers owe and what you owe growers. The day's journal lists every movement.
Cancel without deleting
You cancel an operation entered by mistake. It keeps its number, with who cancelled it, when and why, and new movements reverse its effects.
History and permissions
Nobody can edit a cash, stock or packaging movement. Every change goes into the audit log with the user, and the server checks each role's permissions.
Comparison
Notebook, Excel or software
What happens to each market task with each tool. The software column repeats what this page describes.
| Task | Paper notebook | Excel | Our software |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taking off crate tare | By hand, before each price | A formula to keep up to date | The software takes off the tare before pricing by the kilo |
| The grower's share | Worked out by hand after each arrival | Possible with formulas, in a separate file | The invoice takes off the commission at its rate and deducts the advance |
| Crates at customers and growers | One page per customer, to recount | One column per customer, updated by hand | Four counters per type of packaging |
| Selling a truck before counting it | Someone recounts what arrived | Someone recounts what arrived | The quantity received comes from what was sold, what is left and what was thrown away |
| Correcting a sale | Cross out the line | Edit the cell, with no visible trace | Cancelling keeps the sale number, with who cancelled it and why |
| Arabic screens | Depends on who writes | Depends on the installed version | Each user picks French or Arabic |
The software column describes its written rules. We show it in a demo by appointment.
In the film
One arrival, followed to the grower's payment
The film follows a single truck, on demonstration data.
- 01
Arrival
Farhat Mouloud brings thirty crates of tomatoes, 360 kg, and twenty crates of peppers. Under the price, the screen shows the grade's rate and yesterday's price.
- 02
Till
The seller picks Farhat Mouloud's batch, types the number of packages and the weighed weight. The crate tare comes off the weight, and the deposit goes on the ticket.
- 03
Customer payment
Mansouri Bilal pays 50,000 DA in cash, and the rest goes on his account.
- 04
Grower settlement
With the arrival sold, its invoice is ready. From 62,400 DA of sales, the 12 % commission leaves 54,912 DA for the grower, paid from the till.
- 05
Day's journal
The grower's payment, the credit left to the customer and the cash sale all show in the journal.
The two films
In French, and in Algerian Arabic with the Arabic interface
The same arrival, filmed twice. The Arabic version shows the software's screens in Arabic, right to left.
Logiciel mandataire fruits et légumes : de la réception au paiement du producteur
Arrival, till sale with tare and deposit, grower invoice and the day's journal.
Watch the French filmبرنامج وكيل الخضر والفواكه: من الاستلام حتى خلاص الفلاح (بالدارجة)
The same steps, with the software's interface in Arabic and an Algerian Arabic voice.
Watch the Arabic filmSetup
On the tills, the tablets and the office computer
The software runs in the browser. Tills, tablets and the office connect over the internet or a local network.
We give demos by appointment, on made-up data, as in the films.
French and ArabicEach user picks a language. In Arabic, the screen reads right to left.
Exact amountsMoney to the centime, weight to the gram, commission to a hundredth of a percent.
Nightly backupThe installation includes a database backup every night.
What about Dido?
A separate system for a separate trade
This software is separate from Dido, our management software. Dido starts from a purchase: a wholesaler who buys and resells finds quotes, invoices, stock and van rounds there.
A commission agent does not own what they sell. Their rules, commission, batch per grower, tare, deposit and grower invoice, live in this dedicated software.
See Dido sales and invoicingSee custom ERP developmentQuestions
What commission agents ask us
01How does the software work out the grower's share?
The grower's invoice takes their sales, removes the commission at their rate, deducts any advance, then adds the transport and deposit you owe them. In the film, 62,400 DA of sales at 12 % commission leave 54,912 DA for the grower.
02How do tare and deposits work?
The seller types the number of packages and the weight on the scale, packaging included. The software takes off the tare, packages times the packaging tare, before pricing per kilo, then counts the packaging as a deposit. The software credits crates the customer brings back at their deposit value.
03Can we sell a truck before counting it?
Yes. A direct arrival opens batches you can sell with no known quantity. At the end, you count what is left and what was thrown away. The software works out the quantity received, and thrown packages become a loss.
04How do advances to growers come off?
On the grower's invoice, oldest first, and never beyond what you owe them. Any part of the advance above that stays open for the next invoice.
05Is the software available in Arabic?
Yes. Each user picks French or Arabic, and the Arabic screen reads right to left. One film shows the software in Arabic, with an Algerian Arabic voice.
06Can we correct a sale?
You cancel the sale, and it stays on record. Depending on the money received, you refund the customer in cash or move the amount onto their other debts. If you have already invoiced the grower, their share of the cancelled sale comes off their next invoice.
07How much does the software cost?
We do not publish a price list. We show you the software by appointment, then quote for your setup.
Guides
Further reading
Produce commission agent's fee: working out what the grower is paid
Sales, commission, advances and transport, line by line, with two worked examples. Decree 13-111 sets no commission rate and we found no text that does, so grower and agent agree the rate between them.
Read the guide (French)
Crate deposits at the wholesale produce market: the four packaging accounts of a commission agent
Crates lent, charged as a deposit, brought back. How a commission agent tracks packaging between growers and customers, with a worked day. No text we found sets deposit rules; decree 13-111 only asks for suitable packaging.
Read the guide (French)
How to read a quote for business software
What moves the price of business software, how to read a quote line by line, and which questions to ask before you sign.
Read the guide
What Algerian law requires of till and accounting software from 1 January 2027
Algeria's 2026 finance law requires proof, during a tax audit, that nobody can rewrite the records kept by till and accounting software, and that the software protects and archives them. What the articles say and what to check.
Read the guide (French)
Algeria's 2027 finance bill proposes a DA 500,000 fine per till system
Algeria's 2027 finance bill proposes a DA 500,000 fine per till or software system without a publisher commitment or certificate. The text, the 60-day window and what to prepare.
Read the guide (French)Walk us through a day at your stall
How many growers, how many registers, and how you return crates. With that, we can show you the software on your own cases.